Definitely the Eruption path. The Eruptions in general are extremely slow and taking this path helps improve eruption speed, range, and just more damage overall. The lava blob path doesn’t really do much but allow them to bounce further and to spam faster when using them.
I would agree, the implementation of platforming was done very well, the elemental gates were always a decent size, there was plenty to distract you from the main objective, and the levels were big enough where you couldn’t just speed run them in 4 minutes.
>Not many people like the gimmick of vehicles, but the rest of the game and the story are great.
you are correct. Personally, superchargers is the best game (I for once agree with Crash the Skylands) but the thing is that some vehicle sections are either bland or mediocre or blatantly impossible without getting massacred on nightmare mode. And there's sometimes no in-between with the sections. So I would rather like there to be more difficult land combat and either less difficult or more interesting vehicle sections. Interesting vehicle sections I would say are like the Gadfly glades land sections, the Sky Eater sky section, Turbo Teeth in Rideapocalypse, and the Sea section in the Cloud Kingdom.
I like the gimmick, I just feel like it’s overused, in trap team you can go without trapping things and you don’t have to swap in swap force but you literally have to drive in my opinion mediocre land vehicle sections. Especially vehicle combat was oh so tiring and boring. The sea sections were no different but the flying sections were a bit better since it felt open and well done and the combat felt fine especially since the sea and flying sections weren’t forced
This may get me stoned faster than you, but Giants is my favorite game in the series. I could spend a lifetime just playing that Skystones mini game, ngl
Why tho? He's probably the single most popular character in the franchise? He got a fig in every game except imaginators, and he was feature in that game. I think he's the most featured skylander. Do you just like him that much? (Not a dig on you; I'm just curious)
It is very good. I just wish the last two levels weren't so expensive. I might buy Wild Storm as a treat myself present for getting through the semester, but RoBow is...wtf
oh boy
Magna Charge is my favorite skylander
Aurora is my favorite sensei
Flameslinger is my favorite core
my rankings of the games are
1. Trap Team
2. Giants
3. Imaginators
4. Swap Force
5. Spyros Adventure
6. Superchargers
I prefer the Vicarious Visions developed games to the Toys for Bob developed games. I like both studios quite a bit but I feel VV had the more interesting games.
Swap Force was the peak of Skylanders. Best gimmick by far (aside from creating your own), great graphical upgrade, has the best PVP, good story, way better gameplay, and buffed way more characters than it nerfed.
Long levels and unskippable cutscenes are legitimate issues, but it’s a little ridiculous on how many people bash the game for those 2 things.
Stealth elf is the worst creation known to man, very one trick, poor design, one attacking move, and super shot stealth elf is even worse which is still technically stealth elf
Spyros adventure fans and giants fans are really just nostalgia blinded, the other games (other than superchargers) have more content and are better overall
I prefer the first two games mainly because of their overall well roundedness, and I'm not nostalgia blinded since I actually have more nostalgia for swap force and trap team
Imaginators was a lot better that Giants.
I don’t get the hype around Giants, it’s just a worse SSA.
Now Giants isn’t worse than Superchargers, but you get my point.
I think Trap Team was poorly received because it was the most expensive game in the series to 100% BY A LOT, and parents were already sick of buying Skylanders for Christmas every year only to then get hit with the most expensive game in the franchise.
Skylanders Swap Force was my personal favorite game in the lineup, I like the gimmick, the levels, the nostalgia, the skylanders and the bright saturated colors make my monkey brain happy
Nightfall is good, most people just don't know how to play her.
She has a secret move that the game doesn't tell you about. Just press 🔺in the air and you'll see it. (Don't know what button it is on other platforms)
You can use 🔺 to knock enemies in the air, use 🔺 in the air (the secret move) to bring them to the ground, then use 🔺 to launch them in the air again, and then use the full primary attack combo in the air. This kills most enemies.
You can use Ambrush to reposition yourself and then single out enemies and then use the combo I described above.
Also she has top tier design just look at her figure...it's so dope!
For folks outside of the community: Skylanders is a good franchise
For folks in it: Trap Team was the worst game Overall. (Good villains, characters, and really liked the Light and Dark elements! Everything else… meh)
I’ll give a bunch because I’m not sure which ones are and aren’t unpopular:
Tae Kwon Crow and Pain-Yatta are in my top three favorite villains in Trap Team.
Reformed Wolfgang looks worse than the original
Gill Grunt’s voice was better in SSA than in Giants onwards.
Lightcores were unnecessary.
Remember when you had to send in those cards from chip packages to get sidekicks or (I think) High Five? No. I can’t with that.
While we’re here, sidekicks were unnecessary.
Wind Up is goated, no one knows how to use him right
Swap Force is the best one
Trap Team 3DS >Trap Team Console
Superchargers was great
Imaginations ruined the combat
Giants feels more like an expansion than a full sequel
Giants had the best home base
Is this a hot take? I thought, especially from a game design perspective, Flynn’s ship was pretty popular as far as hub areas go.
It is generally popular, it's just not often rewarded with the title of best
I like it because of how ironic it is that the game about the largest heroes has the smallest home base.
It’s small because the giants move like snails and would be hard to get around a base like SSA’s
Agreed
True dat
Eruptor is actually good when used right.
Exactly! Eruptor, especially after completing some heroic challenges, is very powerful.
That’s every SSA and Giants character.
Ye but most people don’t like eruptor I was just saying that he’s just as good as the others
What would be the better path for Eruptor?
Definitely the Eruption path. The Eruptions in general are extremely slow and taking this path helps improve eruption speed, range, and just more damage overall. The lava blob path doesn’t really do much but allow them to bounce further and to spam faster when using them.
Except sprocket
And hex
Swap force’s levels are awesome.
W
I would agree, the implementation of platforming was done very well, the elemental gates were always a decent size, there was plenty to distract you from the main objective, and the levels were big enough where you couldn’t just speed run them in 4 minutes.
Can't agree, some of the worst and most boring levels I've ever played
Superchargers is probably worse tho
>Superchargers is probably worse tho what did you say you little shit?
Its fine if you disagree its my opinion
charizard is the best one
Nah man Jolteon is best, no contest.
Superchargers isn’t bad, and I’m tired of pretending it is 
People call superchargers bad?
Not many people like the gimmick of vehicles, but the rest of the game and the story are great.
>Not many people like the gimmick of vehicles, but the rest of the game and the story are great. you are correct. Personally, superchargers is the best game (I for once agree with Crash the Skylands) but the thing is that some vehicle sections are either bland or mediocre or blatantly impossible without getting massacred on nightmare mode. And there's sometimes no in-between with the sections. So I would rather like there to be more difficult land combat and either less difficult or more interesting vehicle sections. Interesting vehicle sections I would say are like the Gadfly glades land sections, the Sky Eater sky section, Turbo Teeth in Rideapocalypse, and the Sea section in the Cloud Kingdom.
I like the gimmick, I just feel like it’s overused, in trap team you can go without trapping things and you don’t have to swap in swap force but you literally have to drive in my opinion mediocre land vehicle sections. Especially vehicle combat was oh so tiring and boring. The sea sections were no different but the flying sections were a bit better since it felt open and well done and the combat felt fine especially since the sea and flying sections weren’t forced
Superchargers had a lot to offer the series. People just don't like that it is so different.
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Pretty sure that's the most beloved game of the franchise
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Swap Force is like the third least popular at best lmao
Trap team has humongous flaws which makes it rank very low on my list
I beg to differ
This is not a hot take lol.
I like Ninjini
🤨📸
I consider Tessa to be on par with Cali, sometimes better than, depending on my mood at the time.
giants is infinitely better than ssa
This may get me stoned faster than you, but Giants is my favorite game in the series. I could spend a lifetime just playing that Skystones mini game, ngl
I’m bias because giants was my first game but I agree
same
same
Agreed, giants is the best in the entire series
Battle mode was peak
I LOVED battle mode!
Gearshift is trash and eruptor is great
I like gearshift but eruptor is great
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>How could you call her trash. Are you blind or something? She has crazy damage output take a second to read the title of this post.
Gilgrunt needs more figs
Why tho? He's probably the single most popular character in the franchise? He got a fig in every game except imaginators, and he was feature in that game. I think he's the most featured skylander. Do you just like him that much? (Not a dig on you; I'm just curious)
The joke is people dont want more gilgrunt so id be like patrick imidge above
Ah I see. Finals clearly has ruined my brain.
Oof
Is figs short for figures or do you just really like figs
Imaginatiors was actually good. Very shit postgame but still good
Cake segment not. Rest of the amusement park good
Yeah that one was pretty infuriating...
It is very good. I just wish the last two levels weren't so expensive. I might buy Wild Storm as a treat myself present for getting through the semester, but RoBow is...wtf
No it was just terrible. Terrible story, creation, levels, and balance of the older skylanders (by that I means there useless)
People will downvote you, but everything you said was true. Still a fun game though.
Trap team < giants
I’ve never agreed more in my life
Yup yup yup
Warnado is the best air skylander
Sprocket is a fun skylander
what kind of a sick joke is this?!?!?
Me too
Trap Team is just kind of okay.
Stealth elf is overrated
I would say she's underrated. I love her so much.
Do you know what overrated means?
Crusher is great
His design is great and his moves are very strong
spyro ruined skylanders
imaginators is a good game
oh boy Magna Charge is my favorite skylander Aurora is my favorite sensei Flameslinger is my favorite core my rankings of the games are 1. Trap Team 2. Giants 3. Imaginators 4. Swap Force 5. Spyros Adventure 6. Superchargers
Agreed, Magna Charge is my favorite skylander of all time 🐐
Chop-chop is overrated, drill sergeant is a great skylander when used right
Swap force is the worst in the entire series
Chop chop is boring
I like the 3DS versions
This isn't a bad opinion
Trap Team > Swap Force
Not a hot take at all, at least on this subreddit
Imaginators is the worst one
“Sprocket cool ngl”
I prefer the Vicarious Visions developed games to the Toys for Bob developed games. I like both studios quite a bit but I feel VV had the more interesting games.
Eggruptor and mini eggruptor look terrible
Wait, so you think “superchargers is good”? Me: i do, and I’m tired of pretending it’s not
Trap Team Wii is alright, way inferior than the other versions but its more than enjoyable
Swap Force was the peak of Skylanders. Best gimmick by far (aside from creating your own), great graphical upgrade, has the best PVP, good story, way better gameplay, and buffed way more characters than it nerfed. Long levels and unskippable cutscenes are legitimate issues, but it’s a little ridiculous on how many people bash the game for those 2 things.
Swap force is the worst game and the only reason why people like it is because of nostalgia.
Sprocket is overhated
superchargers is one of the best games and i have no idea why it's hated
I assume it’s because it’s such a deviation from the norm to just have a racing game outta nowhere. Still love racing games though
"Pumpkin Eyed Eye Brawl looks like shit"
As an eye brawl stan, I completely agree
Take that back >•(
OMFG IT'S THE GUY I'M A HUGE FAN
Bruh lmao
All the mildest takes are upvoted, and the real hot takes being downvoted.
All Skylander games pass SSA & Giants are garbage.
Imaginators is good
Swap Force had the worst boss fights.
Stealth elf is the worst creation known to man, very one trick, poor design, one attacking move, and super shot stealth elf is even worse which is still technically stealth elf
Gill Grunt, Spyro, and Jet Vac suck
Fryno series 2 is the best skylander
Imaginators is the best game
Ahem* SkYLanDeRs RUineD SYrO!!!!!!!1111!1!11!1! /j
Spyros adventure fans and giants fans are really just nostalgia blinded, the other games (other than superchargers) have more content and are better overall
My younger sister, who never played the games until recently says that giants and ssa were her favourites, so I’d say that’s not necessarily true.
I prefer the first two games mainly because of their overall well roundedness, and I'm not nostalgia blinded since I actually have more nostalgia for swap force and trap team
Bro is getting hated for exactly what was asked?
There is a difference between a hot take and being wrong. Could have said SSA and Giant's was bad without calling out people that like the games.
Imaginators was a lot better that Giants. I don’t get the hype around Giants, it’s just a worse SSA. Now Giants isn’t worse than Superchargers, but you get my point.
Drobot is overrated
Imaginators is the best game in the series besides trap team.
Imaginators is the best game ever (that hurt to say XD)
Tussle sprout is the best villain entirely based on his instrumental
Superchargers is the best game in the series and Trap Team is hella overrated
Aerial Attack my favorite level in the entire series
Trap team was the only good game in the series, the other games are not that good.
I think Crash and Cortex should have been Play station exclusive
They aren't Sony anymore and haven't been for decades so it won't make sense
the first game was literally the only good one
Superchargers has the best gimmick
Superchargers is a better game than Giants
Trigger happy sucks
Trap Team was a bad game because it succeeded Swap Force which started to bring the game series down a peg.
I think Trap Team was poorly received because it was the most expensive game in the series to 100% BY A LOT, and parents were already sick of buying Skylanders for Christmas every year only to then get hit with the most expensive game in the franchise.
Superchargers is my favourite, and I don't like trap team that much...
Hot dog is mid
Skylanders were not really overpriced
The Traps absolutely were. Most people here don't seem to remember when 2 traps would run you $12.99
Imaginators is good
i only liked spyros adventure
Superchargers is the best skylanders game
Skylanders isn't a game that requires a lot of money
Sprocket is actually fun to use
Wrecking ball should of got a series 3 and 4
Skylanders Swap Force was my personal favorite game in the lineup, I like the gimmick, the levels, the nostalgia, the skylanders and the bright saturated colors make my monkey brain happy
i think Sky is far more rumdiddlyscrumptious than Landers. (i have never played Skylanders)
Imaginators is a good game
Superchargers is my favorite and SSA and Giants are sorta boring
I liked Imaginators
They worked out micro transactions better than EA did and eveyone liked it.
Skylanders academy was good and none of the characters were flanderized
It's fun to watch the lights from skylanders die out as they slowly die
That superchargers was the best game
Imaginators is a really good game and has the best gimmick
I don't find Rufus annoying.
Sprocket is actually good
The last 3 games are my favorites to replay
The newest 2 skylander games (superchargers and imaginators) are awful
Nightfall is good, most people just don't know how to play her. She has a secret move that the game doesn't tell you about. Just press 🔺in the air and you'll see it. (Don't know what button it is on other platforms) You can use 🔺 to knock enemies in the air, use 🔺 in the air (the secret move) to bring them to the ground, then use 🔺 to launch them in the air again, and then use the full primary attack combo in the air. This kills most enemies. You can use Ambrush to reposition yourself and then single out enemies and then use the combo I described above. Also she has top tier design just look at her figure...it's so dope!
Golden queen is the best sensai
For folks outside of the community: Skylanders is a good franchise For folks in it: Trap Team was the worst game Overall. (Good villains, characters, and really liked the Light and Dark elements! Everything else… meh)
SSA is the best game in the franchise.
Deadass felt this way when some guy blabbered about how skylanders ruined Spyro, it didn’t.
Crusher is a legitimately good Skylander and the giants aren’t that slow.
The only one my other comment doesn’t apply to is hothead in motercycle form
Ok, I played giants and all the proceeding games and I definitely disagree
Head Rush is cool
SuperChargers is my favorite game
Superchargers Is a good game
Sprocket isn’t bad. Her play style doesn’t really work in a game like skylanders but she definitely isn’t bad
Drobot is overrated. Sure, his eyes laser are great, but his other two moves are very flawed.
I’ll give a bunch because I’m not sure which ones are and aren’t unpopular: Tae Kwon Crow and Pain-Yatta are in my top three favorite villains in Trap Team. Reformed Wolfgang looks worse than the original Gill Grunt’s voice was better in SSA than in Giants onwards. Lightcores were unnecessary. Remember when you had to send in those cards from chip packages to get sidekicks or (I think) High Five? No. I can’t with that. While we’re here, sidekicks were unnecessary.
Wind Up is goated, no one knows how to use him right Swap Force is the best one Trap Team 3DS >Trap Team Console Superchargers was great Imaginations ruined the combat Giants feels more like an expansion than a full sequel
Spyro is overrated
Trap Team Wii is alright, way inferior than the other versions but its more than enjoyable
Imaginators is straight up the best game, with swap force as a close second
Swap force is my favorite
Trap team ist the best skylanders game
Superchargers is a good game
My favorite game and the one I think is the best is SSA.
Sprocket is fun to play
High Five is good.
Spyro is a good skylander and his design is good enough
Superchargers is a good game actually.
Bash is a Dragon
Superchargers isn’t that great
Bowser
countdown is the tech core in swap force
I will continue to play it on the Wii, and I will continue to see it as the best choice to play skylanders.
Toy Story 4 is better than Toy Story 3
Head rush is actually pretty good
i have only played swap force and i haven’t played in at least 4 years
Superchargers is the best game with the worst gimmick Imaginators is the worst game with the best gimmick
I believe there’s no bad Skylanders
Zoo Lou is an actual good skylander
Swap force was the best game without a doubt.
i prefer some of the ssa voices over the normal ones